Awesome Drop Moves Files from your Desktop to your Android Phone

Awesome Drop is an Android app and desktop companion that uses HTML5 to allow you drag-and-drop files from your desktop into the Web app and instantly synchronize those apps and folders to your mobile phone.

If you own an Android phone and you want a better way to move files between your phone and your desktop without having to go looking for your USB cable, Awesome Drop can help. Awesome Drop is an Android app whose desktop companion works on any computer with a Web connection. The utility uses HTML5 to allow you drag-and-drop files from your desktop into the Web app and instantly synchronize those apps and folders to your mobile phone.

Awesome Drop certainly isn't the only way to move files between your
phone and your desktop, and it's not the only cloud service in town with
an Android app. Even so, it's dead simple, works whenever you need it,
and doesn't require you maintain an account or sign up for anything
special. Once you have the Android app installed, just fire it up when
you want to transfer files, and the app will wait for you to enter a
PIN. Then, head over to the Awesome Drop Web site, where you'll be
presented with the PIN you need to enter on your phone.

Once
your phone and the site are in sync and sharing the same session, you'll
see a large button on the Awesome Drop site where you can drag files
from your computer and drop them into the browser for transfer to your
phone. Then, sit back and watch while your files are uploaded to Awesome
Drop, and look over at your phone where the files are downloading as
the uploads finish.

As long as you have an active Awesome Drop session on your phone and your desktop, your file transfers will be automatic, meaning the instant a file has successfully uploaded, your phone will start downloading it. The important thing to note however is that Awesome Drop is a cloud service, meaning Awesome Drop's servers need to be up in order for you to transfer files. Also, the app doesn't discriminate against file types; you can transfer anything using the service.

Since there's no account sign-up or any way to identify you other than the fact that you have the app installed, you may think Awesome Drop gives you more privacy because the service is on-demand and there's no way to tie transfers specifically to you or your phone. At the same time, Awesome Drop has no privacy policy and can just as easily be used to send files to your someone else's Android phone (assuming you give them the PIN) as it can be your own, so there's another side to the privacy coin. The developer behind Awesome Drop does say that your files are pushed directly from desktop to phone through their servers, and your data is never written to disk.

Regardless, Awesome Drop works well when you use it, and it's incredibly fast. You can use Awesome Drop over 3G, but using it over Wi-Fi will give you the best transfer rates. The app is completely free and open, and a great way to move files between your desktop and your phone on occasion, or when you know you won't be able to find a cable.